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...speech, however, brought some of that clamor into Parliament. It was made by onetime War Secretary Leslie Hore-Belisha, long-standing political feudist with the Prime Minister. Said...
...apologist, Sir Stafford Cripps replied in generalities, seemed tired. His speech not only failed to raise his political star, but, many felt, substantially lowered it. But while Sir Stafford, as the Government's mouthpiece, disappointed many, the leftish weekly Tribune, which Sir Stafford founded, voiced the clamor of millions of Britons...
...Anticipating this off-balance supply & demand situation, coffee prices started rising a year ago, were about to run away when Henderson slapped on a price ceiling last December. Since then coffee prices have given Leon nightmares. A tough, politically smart, internationally minded lot, the coffee boys set up a clamor for a higher ceiling. OPA boosted...
...Navy wanted soft talk, to give them more time. So did the British, the Dutch. Mr. Hull could not explain to the U.S. public that oil and scrap iron shipped to Japan were not meant to purchase peace but to buy time. His position was made torture by public clamor for a "strong stand" and by Chinese pressure for vigorous action...
Offense v. Defense. Nearly the whole of Britain sided with the Left in its clamor for more action. The latest Gallup Poll showed that 67% of the people believed Britain's "chances will be better this year by developing an offensive warfare," while only 10% voted to remain on the defensive. (The rest did not know...